Uma abordagem etnomatemática do cotidiano na zona rural do município de Picuí-PB.

Abstract

In this work we have as theme: An ethnomathematic approach of the Daily Life of Farmers in the Municipality of Picuí -PB. We defend this idea because we believe that it is possible to unite popular knowledge and systematized knowledge in order to build new knowledge in the Ethnomathematics perspective. in our research we investigate which mathematical experiences farmers have in their daily lives; verify in which situations they use mathematics in their activities and analyze the informal knowledge they obtain from their experiences to solve mathematical problems. Our research addresses a qualitative analysis because we work with the thinking of farmers and with semi-structured interviews. Based on the interviews carried out with three farmers, we analyzed and identified that the research on Ethnomathematics in rural areas allowed us to have contact with our everyday mathematics, showing us how much it is possible to learn from these people. The contributions of Ubiratan D'Ambrosio, Bicudo, Edmund Husserl, and Official Documents provided the theoretical support for the reflections and elaboration of this research.